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Migration and colon perforation of intraperitoneal cardiac pacemaker systems |
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| Authors: | Dodge-Khatami Ali Backer Carl L Meuli Martin Prêtre René Tomaske Maren Mavroudis Constantine |
| Institution: | aDivision of Congenital Cardiovascular Surgery, University Children’s Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland bDivision of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois cDepartment of Surgery, University Children’s Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland dDivision of Pediatric Cardiology, University Children’s Hospital, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Abstract: | Epicardial pacemaker systems include pacing leads and a generator, which exceptionally may have to be implanted in the abdomen. We report three such pediatric cases where severe intraabdominal complications occurred owing to migration and erosion of the generators into visceral organs and urge extreme caution with this technique. |
| Keywords: | 24 |
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